five by five

20175m

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In London, a city of millions, teenager Ash is lost. He wants to be the big man, but reality doesn’t quite deliver. A chance encounter leads him to make a dangerous decision, starting a chain reaction that plays out across these five connected short films.

Seasons

5 Episodes • Premiered 2017

Still image for five by five season 1 episode 1: Ash

1. Ash

Teenager Ash wants to be the big man. He knows what he has to do but he knows it's wrong. A chance meeting begins a chain reaction of events with potentially fatal consequences.

Still image for five by five season 1 episode 2: Chloe

2. Chloe

Chloe is going to ask out a guy. Every detail has been planned, but romance is thwarted when she accidentally punches him in a case of mistaken identity.

Still image for five by five season 1 episode 3: Lucas

3. Lucas

Bloodied from an earlier encounter, Lucas meets the woman of his dreams but in an attempt to impress her, he lies and becomes embroiled in an argument that he doesn’t understand.

Still image for five by five season 1 episode 4: Janine

4. Janine

Janine wants to score but her local dealer can’t see past her wheelchair. Tired of the daily prejudice, she flips it to her advantage when a cop appears on the horizon.

Still image for five by five season 1 episode 5: Michael

5. Michael

Michael’s partner thinks he’s racist. When they meet a black teen in need of help but unable to ask for it, Michael’s decision to intervene or walk away could prove fatal.

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